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The Loyola Maroon Loyola University, New Orleans, La., October 21, 1955 No. 4 VOL. XXXIII Who's Who Names Thirty-two Students Father Harty Dies Suddenly Enroute Home Dr. Brown To Appear The Rev. William J. Harty, S.J., pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Church, died of a sudden heart attack at 4 a.m. (9 a.m. New Orleans time) enroute home from Europe aboard the U.S.S. Independence.Father Harty had been pastor of Holy Name since 1951, had won distinction as a mission speaker and held important pastorates and teaching positions before coming to Holy Name. He was returning from the Shrine of Canterbury in England where he had been invited by Bishop Cowdorey of the diocese of Southwark to preach the sermon September 18 during the annual pilgrimage there. Father Harty, a native of Savannah, Ga., served at a chaplain oversea* during World War 11. Hi* titter, Mitt Mary Harty, with with him on the Independence.The body will arrive in New York early next week, and will be sent here for services. A Mass for the repose of his soul was held this morning at 9 a.m. in Holy Name Church. The funeral Mass will be sometime next week following arrival of the body. Office of the Dead will be chanted. Exact arrangements are still pending.The Independence sailed from Naples on October 16. Father Harty had to travel to Naples to sail as he was unable to book passage on ships leaving England or France because of the seasonal rush. Father Harty entered the Jesuit order on August 14, 1915, and was ordained at Woodstock, Maryland, in 1928. He was to have celebrated his 59th birthday this May. He held an A.B. degree from Gonzaga University and an M.A. from St. Louis University. Dr. Brendan F. Brown, professor of law, will participate in a panel discussion over radio station WWL Sunday at 4:06 p.m. The panel, consisting of seven to 10 speakers, will discuss the "Uliad" of Homer. Dr. Brown addressed the Young 'Antigone' Opens Tuesday Night "Antigone," the third Greek tragedy produced in the history of the Loyola Thespians, will be presented Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in Marquette Auditorium.The production, under the direction of Leo C. Zinser, will open the 1955-56 season for the Thespians. Joel Larkin, A&S sophomore, is cast in the role of Antigone, daughter of Oedipus. Others in the cast include: Myra Monahan as Ismene, sister I of Antigone; Richard Redmann as Creon, king of Thebes; Reginald Hendry as Haemon, son of Creon; George Hoag as Teiresias, the blind prophet; James Arceneaux as a messenger; John Bourgeois as a sentry; Teresita Lopez as Eurydice, wife of Creon; Ray Canton as a soldier; and Gloria Deßram, Lelia Morris and Al Monlezun as members of the chorus. "Antigone" is the third in a series of Theban plays written by Sophocles. In 1953 the Thespians presented "Oedipus Rex," the first in the Theban series and also the first Greek production ever attempted by the Thespians. Last year the group pro«ed its second Greek tragedy, idea," by Euripides, e three Theban plays, accordo E. F. Watling (whose translation is being used by the Thespians), are derived from one cycle of legend—that concerning the with a situation in the Oedipodean family history. " 'Antigone' is concerned with a single, and comparatively simple, conflict. It is a triangular tragedy of the woman ruled by conscience, the king too confident in his authority, and the young man tormented by conflicting loyalties," Watling writes in the introduction to his translation. "It is the function of the chorus to resolve, by appeal to God's law, which alone can hold the scales between opposing and imperfect human wills. All else —intellect, ambition, power, and even love itself—draws mankind as often to evil as to good " the director. Bill Longfellow, designer of the set, heads a committee in charge of lighting and staging. Mrs. Lilnette Hiller is chairman of the costuming committee. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Top Shop, the Book Store, or the switchboard, or may be obtained at the door on the nights of the performances. Admission price is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students. Weather Expert Here JOEL LARKIN On Radio Panel Talk Men's Business Club yesterday at a meeting in the Elks Club. "Crimes Against International Law" was his topic. The Red China and Tokyo trials, and the aggressive wars of modern times were cited as specific examples of this type of crime. 'Apologists' To Meet For Election Monday The first meeting of the Apologetics Club will be held Monday at 12:15 p.m. in M 42, announced Sal Cefalu, president. Election of officers will be discussed, and all interested are invited to attend, Cefalu added. The organization was founded in the early part of the 1954 fall semester with the object of producing trained Catholics to refute any misrepresentation concerning the Catholic Church. This training consists of writing personal letters to newspapers, magazines, etc. explaining the various functions of the Church. Hurricane Observatory Planned For Loyola Plans are now underway for the establishment of a meteorological and geophysical observatory on the Loyola campus. The Rev. Ernest Gherzi, S.J., internationally famous hurricane and typhoon expert, is visiting the campus to draw up plans for this project at Loyola. The station will be built and operated in cooperation with the physics department. A similar observatory is being planned in Montreal under the auspices of the Dominion of Canada at the Jean de Brebeuf Jesuit College. To direct the establishment of the two, Father Gherzi will have to divide his time between them, spending next spring or six months in Montreal and next fall or another six months in New Orleans. Principally known as the Director of the Zikawei Observatory in Shanghai, China, formerly the world's largest private observatory, the Jesuit forecasted while there over 200 hurricanes and typhoons in Shanghai and over 1000 in the Pacific area. • This station, where the spry priest was director for more than 30 years, was the principal source of hurricane warnings for the protection of the interests of the city's six million population. Hi* work in China was brought to an abrupt close when the Communists took over hi* facilities in May, 1949. At that time he was representing the Chinese Weather Bureau at an International Far Eastern Congress in Manila. The observatory i* now under Red control and he believe* that it it being used a* a radio ttation for the Chinete Red Air Force. All of the equipment ha* been dismantled and taken away. The Portugese government in Macao invited Father Gherzi to establish a modern meterologieal and geophysical station there. He went to Macao in 1949 to do this job. At the Macao Observatory he trained students who came from Lisbon to study under him. Having established the station he taught them to operate it. He left Macao in 1954 to come to the United States. The 69-year-old Jesuit ha* introduced a new technique for the forecasting of hurricane* and typhoon* which is based on the correlation between the behavior of the ionized layer* of the upper atmosphere and the motion of the surface air mattes. This new method of forecasting came to the attention of the U.S. LOOKING OVER PLANS FOR a hurricane observatory of the future at Loyola are the REV. FRANCIS A. BENEDETTO, S.J., chairman of the department of physic* and mathematics, left, and the REV. ERNEST GHERZI, S.J., hurricane expert. National Group Cites Loyolans' Leadership Thirty-two juniors and seniors have been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for the 1955-56 school term, the Rev. Anthony C. O'Flynn, S.J., dean of students, announced this week. The student is selected by the dean and faculty of his or her respective college, and is judged on scholarship, leadership, and participation in activities, Father O'Flynn added. Seniors chosen from the college of arts and sciences are: Evelyn S. Lagattuta, Patricia C. Talbot and Teresita M. Willians. A&S juniors include Joan M. Arnold, Hillery S. deßen, Joan E. Gaulene, Lynn D. Ketchum, Lydia A. Larose, George Rhode 111, Matthew J. Schott and Shirley R. Trusty. Six student* were selected from the college of business administration. They are Raymond T. Buras, Gerald P. Choppin, Otto A. Goessl, Marilyn I. Johnson, Ronald F. Rod and Theodore Tumminello, seniors; and Peter J. Cavallo, junior. » Four seniors were selected from the school of dentistry. They are John M. Boone, Thomas R. Johnson, James D. Price, Jr. and William P. Walshe. Four seniors from the school of law were selected. They are Alvin W. Lacoste, Daniel W. Leßlanc and Kent Satterlee, Jr. Chosen from the college of music are Elizabeth A. Johnston and Roger O. Williams, both juniors. College of pharmacy seniors selected are J. Keith Guillory and Kenneth T. Haydel. Juniors include Geraldine F. Biundo, Anne B. Fautt, and Roy M. Montalbano. The number of students chosen from each school or college is determined by the enrollment of students in that particular college. BA Soph Elected Veteran Club Prexy Roland Aswad, BA sophomore, was elected president of the Veterans Club at a 'meeting last Monday night. Others elected were Bill Longfellow, vice-president; Don Albarado, secretary; and Lucian Cressionnie, treasurer. Keefe Maroon Sports Editor Appointment of Isabelle Keefe as sports editor of The Maroon for the fall semester was announced this week by Edwin P. Fricke, Maroon moderator. Keefe, a journalism freshman, is a graduate of Holy Name of Jesus High School. Her father, William McG. Keefe, is sports editor of The Times-Picayune. Johnny Wilmot, a BA freshman, has heen added to the sports staff, Fricke said. SC Elections For Freshmen Begin Monday Student Council freshmen officers in the colleges of arts and sciences, business administration and music will be elected Monday through Wednesday of next week, according to Jerome Redmann, A&S representative and nominations committee chairman. Candidates for the presidency and other offices following this week's nominations are: Pinky Vidacovich, Richard Bodet and Robert Young, A&S president; Ronnie Barrett, Delosa Young and Lelia Morris, vice-president; Isabelle Keefe, Fay Castellanos and Andre Banville, secretary; Jocelyn Kuebel, Bryan Brinker and Albert Barone, treasurer. Nominees in the college of music for president are: Ray Canton and Yvonne Mateu; vice-president, Jo Eva Picone and Ray Canton; secretary, Yvonne Mateu and Carol Dittman; treasurer, Carol Dittman and Jo Eva Picone. Business administration candidates are: John Cummings, Fred Lipps, Don McClure, president; Huey Franz, Kenneth Beck, Edison Ricca and George Shepherd, vice-president; Mildred Marshall, Lynne Craft and Stanley Murphy, secretary; Antonio Guernica, Louis Wineski, and Donald Daly, treasurer. Delta Theta Phi Accepts Pledges The Farrar Senate of Delta Theta Phi, law fraternity, accepted 19 pledges, in pledging ceremonies conducted Oct. 13 by John T. Pender, law senior and dean of the fraternity. Those accepted are: James A. Bowes, Eugene P. Houssiere, John A. Shea, George A. Frilot, Thomas A. Woods, Robert K. Tracy, Thomas P. Walshe, P. Walter Escarra, William N. Landry, James W. Schwing, Orr Adams, Charles R. Cassidy, Charles E. Anderson, Herman L. Lind, Homer C. Gaudin, Billy F. Richards, Hamilton J. Chauvin, David J. Wood, all law freshmen, and Dennis L. Rousseau, law junior. Tom Dubos, law sophomore, was rush chairman this season. A cocktail party for new pledges is in the planning stage, he said. Mathematics Club Meets Next Tuesday The Ren? Descartes Mathematics Club, recognized last year, will conduct its first meeting of the year Tuesday, at 6 p.m. in P-l. All students interested in the science of mathematics are invited to attend, David Kahn, president, said. In addition to the regular business meeting there will be an illustrated seminar on the slide rule by George Guilbault, sopho"more chemistry major, Kahn added. 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The Loyola Maroon Loyola University, New Orleans, La., October 21, 1955 No. 4 VOL. XXXIII Who's Who Names Thirty-two Students Father Harty Dies Suddenly Enroute Home Dr. Brown To Appear The Rev. William J. Harty, S.J., pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Church, died of a sudden heart attack at 4 a.m. (9 a.m. New Orleans time) enroute home from Europe aboard the U.S.S. Independence.Father Harty had been pastor of Holy Name since 1951, had won distinction as a mission speaker and held important pastorates and teaching positions before coming to Holy Name. He was returning from the Shrine of Canterbury in England where he had been invited by Bishop Cowdorey of the diocese of Southwark to preach the sermon September 18 during the annual pilgrimage there. Father Harty, a native of Savannah, Ga., served at a chaplain oversea* during World War 11. Hi* titter, Mitt Mary Harty, with with him on the Independence.The body will arrive in New York early next week, and will be sent here for services. A Mass for the repose of his soul was held this morning at 9 a.m. in Holy Name Church. The funeral Mass will be sometime next week following arrival of the body. Office of the Dead will be chanted. Exact arrangements are still pending.The Independence sailed from Naples on October 16. Father Harty had to travel to Naples to sail as he was unable to book passage on ships leaving England or France because of the seasonal rush. Father Harty entered the Jesuit order on August 14, 1915, and was ordained at Woodstock, Maryland, in 1928. He was to have celebrated his 59th birthday this May. He held an A.B. degree from Gonzaga University and an M.A. from St. Louis University. Dr. Brendan F. Brown, professor of law, will participate in a panel discussion over radio station WWL Sunday at 4:06 p.m. The panel, consisting of seven to 10 speakers, will discuss the "Uliad" of Homer. Dr. Brown addressed the Young 'Antigone' Opens Tuesday Night "Antigone," the third Greek tragedy produced in the history of the Loyola Thespians, will be presented Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in Marquette Auditorium.The production, under the direction of Leo C. Zinser, will open the 1955-56 season for the Thespians. Joel Larkin, A&S sophomore, is cast in the role of Antigone, daughter of Oedipus. Others in the cast include: Myra Monahan as Ismene, sister I of Antigone; Richard Redmann as Creon, king of Thebes; Reginald Hendry as Haemon, son of Creon; George Hoag as Teiresias, the blind prophet; James Arceneaux as a messenger; John Bourgeois as a sentry; Teresita Lopez as Eurydice, wife of Creon; Ray Canton as a soldier; and Gloria Deßram, Lelia Morris and Al Monlezun as members of the chorus. "Antigone" is the third in a series of Theban plays written by Sophocles. In 1953 the Thespians presented "Oedipus Rex," the first in the Theban series and also the first Greek production ever attempted by the Thespians. Last year the group pro«ed its second Greek tragedy, idea," by Euripides, e three Theban plays, accordo E. F. Watling (whose translation is being used by the Thespians), are derived from one cycle of legend—that concerning the with a situation in the Oedipodean family history. " 'Antigone' is concerned with a single, and comparatively simple, conflict. It is a triangular tragedy of the woman ruled by conscience, the king too confident in his authority, and the young man tormented by conflicting loyalties," Watling writes in the introduction to his translation. "It is the function of the chorus to resolve, by appeal to God's law, which alone can hold the scales between opposing and imperfect human wills. All else —intellect, ambition, power, and even love itself—draws mankind as often to evil as to good " the director. Bill Longfellow, designer of the set, heads a committee in charge of lighting and staging. Mrs. Lilnette Hiller is chairman of the costuming committee. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Top Shop, the Book Store, or the switchboard, or may be obtained at the door on the nights of the performances. Admission price is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students. Weather Expert Here JOEL LARKIN On Radio Panel Talk Men's Business Club yesterday at a meeting in the Elks Club. "Crimes Against International Law" was his topic. The Red China and Tokyo trials, and the aggressive wars of modern times were cited as specific examples of this type of crime. 'Apologists' To Meet For Election Monday The first meeting of the Apologetics Club will be held Monday at 12:15 p.m. in M 42, announced Sal Cefalu, president. Election of officers will be discussed, and all interested are invited to attend, Cefalu added. The organization was founded in the early part of the 1954 fall semester with the object of producing trained Catholics to refute any misrepresentation concerning the Catholic Church. This training consists of writing personal letters to newspapers, magazines, etc. explaining the various functions of the Church. Hurricane Observatory Planned For Loyola Plans are now underway for the establishment of a meteorological and geophysical observatory on the Loyola campus. The Rev. Ernest Gherzi, S.J., internationally famous hurricane and typhoon expert, is visiting the campus to draw up plans for this project at Loyola. The station will be built and operated in cooperation with the physics department. A similar observatory is being planned in Montreal under the auspices of the Dominion of Canada at the Jean de Brebeuf Jesuit College. To direct the establishment of the two, Father Gherzi will have to divide his time between them, spending next spring or six months in Montreal and next fall or another six months in New Orleans. Principally known as the Director of the Zikawei Observatory in Shanghai, China, formerly the world's largest private observatory, the Jesuit forecasted while there over 200 hurricanes and typhoons in Shanghai and over 1000 in the Pacific area. • This station, where the spry priest was director for more than 30 years, was the principal source of hurricane warnings for the protection of the interests of the city's six million population. Hi* work in China was brought to an abrupt close when the Communists took over hi* facilities in May, 1949. At that time he was representing the Chinese Weather Bureau at an International Far Eastern Congress in Manila. The observatory i* now under Red control and he believe* that it it being used a* a radio ttation for the Chinete Red Air Force. All of the equipment ha* been dismantled and taken away. The Portugese government in Macao invited Father Gherzi to establish a modern meterologieal and geophysical station there. He went to Macao in 1949 to do this job. At the Macao Observatory he trained students who came from Lisbon to study under him. Having established the station he taught them to operate it. He left Macao in 1954 to come to the United States. The 69-year-old Jesuit ha* introduced a new technique for the forecasting of hurricane* and typhoon* which is based on the correlation between the behavior of the ionized layer* of the upper atmosphere and the motion of the surface air mattes. This new method of forecasting came to the attention of the U.S. LOOKING OVER PLANS FOR a hurricane observatory of the future at Loyola are the REV. FRANCIS A. BENEDETTO, S.J., chairman of the department of physic* and mathematics, left, and the REV. ERNEST GHERZI, S.J., hurricane expert. National Group Cites Loyolans' Leadership Thirty-two juniors and seniors have been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for the 1955-56 school term, the Rev. Anthony C. O'Flynn, S.J., dean of students, announced this week. The student is selected by the dean and faculty of his or her respective college, and is judged on scholarship, leadership, and participation in activities, Father O'Flynn added. Seniors chosen from the college of arts and sciences are: Evelyn S. Lagattuta, Patricia C. Talbot and Teresita M. Willians. A&S juniors include Joan M. Arnold, Hillery S. deßen, Joan E. Gaulene, Lynn D. Ketchum, Lydia A. Larose, George Rhode 111, Matthew J. Schott and Shirley R. Trusty. Six student* were selected from the college of business administration. They are Raymond T. Buras, Gerald P. Choppin, Otto A. Goessl, Marilyn I. Johnson, Ronald F. Rod and Theodore Tumminello, seniors; and Peter J. Cavallo, junior. » Four seniors were selected from the school of dentistry. They are John M. Boone, Thomas R. Johnson, James D. Price, Jr. and William P. Walshe. Four seniors from the school of law were selected. They are Alvin W. Lacoste, Daniel W. Leßlanc and Kent Satterlee, Jr. Chosen from the college of music are Elizabeth A. Johnston and Roger O. Williams, both juniors. College of pharmacy seniors selected are J. Keith Guillory and Kenneth T. Haydel. Juniors include Geraldine F. Biundo, Anne B. Fautt, and Roy M. Montalbano. The number of students chosen from each school or college is determined by the enrollment of students in that particular college. BA Soph Elected Veteran Club Prexy Roland Aswad, BA sophomore, was elected president of the Veterans Club at a 'meeting last Monday night. Others elected were Bill Longfellow, vice-president; Don Albarado, secretary; and Lucian Cressionnie, treasurer. Keefe Maroon Sports Editor Appointment of Isabelle Keefe as sports editor of The Maroon for the fall semester was announced this week by Edwin P. Fricke, Maroon moderator. Keefe, a journalism freshman, is a graduate of Holy Name of Jesus High School. Her father, William McG. Keefe, is sports editor of The Times-Picayune. Johnny Wilmot, a BA freshman, has heen added to the sports staff, Fricke said. SC Elections For Freshmen Begin Monday Student Council freshmen officers in the colleges of arts and sciences, business administration and music will be elected Monday through Wednesday of next week, according to Jerome Redmann, A&S representative and nominations committee chairman. Candidates for the presidency and other offices following this week's nominations are: Pinky Vidacovich, Richard Bodet and Robert Young, A&S president; Ronnie Barrett, Delosa Young and Lelia Morris, vice-president; Isabelle Keefe, Fay Castellanos and Andre Banville, secretary; Jocelyn Kuebel, Bryan Brinker and Albert Barone, treasurer. Nominees in the college of music for president are: Ray Canton and Yvonne Mateu; vice-president, Jo Eva Picone and Ray Canton; secretary, Yvonne Mateu and Carol Dittman; treasurer, Carol Dittman and Jo Eva Picone. Business administration candidates are: John Cummings, Fred Lipps, Don McClure, president; Huey Franz, Kenneth Beck, Edison Ricca and George Shepherd, vice-president; Mildred Marshall, Lynne Craft and Stanley Murphy, secretary; Antonio Guernica, Louis Wineski, and Donald Daly, treasurer. Delta Theta Phi Accepts Pledges The Farrar Senate of Delta Theta Phi, law fraternity, accepted 19 pledges, in pledging ceremonies conducted Oct. 13 by John T. Pender, law senior and dean of the fraternity. Those accepted are: James A. Bowes, Eugene P. Houssiere, John A. Shea, George A. Frilot, Thomas A. Woods, Robert K. Tracy, Thomas P. Walshe, P. Walter Escarra, William N. Landry, James W. Schwing, Orr Adams, Charles R. Cassidy, Charles E. Anderson, Herman L. Lind, Homer C. Gaudin, Billy F. Richards, Hamilton J. Chauvin, David J. Wood, all law freshmen, and Dennis L. Rousseau, law junior. Tom Dubos, law sophomore, was rush chairman this season. A cocktail party for new pledges is in the planning stage, he said. Mathematics Club Meets Next Tuesday The Ren? Descartes Mathematics Club, recognized last year, will conduct its first meeting of the year Tuesday, at 6 p.m. in P-l. All students interested in the science of mathematics are invited to attend, David Kahn, president, said. In addition to the regular business meeting there will be an illustrated seminar on the slide rule by George Guilbault, sopho"more chemistry major, Kahn added. (See FR. GHERZI, page 2) WIN A TRIP TO HAVANA WATCH NEXT WEEK'S MAROON